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Apply for Build Your Own MA

Please apply for a Build Your Own MA Module using the form below.

Alternatively, complete the application form (Word .doc, 209kb) and email to Jamie.Frazer@bcu.ac.uk or Samantha.Thodhlana@bcu.ac.uk or post to NTI Birmingham.

Your Details
  • First Name
  • Surname
  • Maiden Name (if applicable)
  • Gender
  • Address
  • Postcode
  • Telephone Number
  • Email Address
  • Nationality
  • Non-EU National? Please provide your passport number here
Equal Opportunities
  • Ethnic Origin
  • Disability Needs
Modules
  • Each Build Your Own MA Module at Birmingham City University is worth 20 academic credits. To be awarded with an MA in Professional Media Practice, you will need to accumulate 180 credits in total. When and where you to earn these credits is up to you!
  • Which module are you applying for?
  • Who is expected to pay your fees?
  • Have you already attended a Skillset Media Academy?
  • If Yes, please list any Accredited Short Courses you've taken, the name of the Media Academy, dates attended and credits achieved
  • Please explain why you wish to attend the above course(s), and any information we should consider in your application. (max. 300 words (approx.):
Qualifications and Work Experience
  • For each of your academic or professional qualifications, please list your place of study, qualification, subject, grade and dates studied:
  • For each of your jobs or work experience, please list the name of the organisation, your position, nature of the work, full-time or part-time status, and dates of employment:
Referees
  • Please provide the name and contact details of your two referees
Personal Declaration
  • The aim of the admissions process is to select students who have the ability and motivation to benefit from the programmes they intend to follow and who will make a contribution to the life of the University / training provider to whom this application is made. The process takes place within the context of the University’s / training provider’s Equal Opportunities policy which expresses its commitment to a comprehensive policy of equal opportunities for students in which individuals are selected and treated on the basis of their relevant merits and abilities and are given equal opportunities within the University / by the training provider. The aim of the policy is to ensure that no prospective student or enrolled student should receive less favourable treatment on any grounds which are not relevant to academic ability or attainment. It is, however, important that these aims are achieved without prejudice to the safety and well being of other members of the University / training provider community. You are asked to state whether or not you have any relevant criminal convictions. Relevant criminal convictions are only those convictions for offences against the person, whether of a violent or sexual nature, and convictions for offences involving unlawfully supplying controlled dugs or substances where the conviction concerns commercial drug dealing or trafficking. Convictions that are spent (as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974) are not considered to be relevant and you should not reveal them. You must enter x in the box if either of the following statements applies to you.  The University / training provider reserves the right to make checks with the Criminal Records Bureau.
  • Criminal Record

  • From time to time, the University / training provider would like to contact you about things we think would be of interest to you. The University / training provider will not share information for marketing purposes with any third party without your consent.
  • If you enter a check in the box you will not be automatically excluded from the application process. However, we, the body to whom this application is made, will want to consider your application further and may require further information before making a decision. I confirm that the information given in my application form is true, complete and accurate, and that no information requested or other material information has been omitted. I undertake to be bound by all the rules and Bye-laws in force under the constitution of the University / training provider. I accept that if I do not comply with these requirements, the University / training provider may cancel my application and any subsequent offer and I shall have no claim against the University / training provider in relation to it. Data Protection Act 1998 The University / training provider to whom this application is made will process personal data contained in this form, and may process other personal data about you which the institution may obtain from you or other people. That information will be stored in hard copy and/or in computer databases, and will be used for internal University / training provider administrative and management purposes and other purposes registered with the Information Commissioner (http://www.ico.gov.uk) under the University’s / training provider’s name. Personal data will be retained for a period of time in accordance with the policy of the individual University / training provider. The University / training provider may, at any time, ask you, your referee or your employer to provide more information about your application (for example, proof of identity, status, qualifications or employment history). If we, the body to whom this application is made, do not receive this information by a set date, or the information is not satisfactory, we can cancel your application. For those students who are applying through an official contracted representative of the University / training provider, information relating to your application and subsequent enrolment may be shared with the relevant representative. Skillset Media Academies offer industry-focused and flexible professional development. As part of the ‘Build your own MA’ initiative, Skillset Sector Skills Council (Skillset) would like to include your name, address, contact details and information on any credits you receive in a central database which will be used only for administrative and management purposes relating to that initiative. The University / training provider would like to share this information with Skillset and, through them, other Universities / training providers participating in the Skillset ‘Build your own MA’ initiative. We, the body to whom this application is made, together with others participating in the Skillset ‘Build your own MA’ initiative, would contact Skillset to check previous course and other information. As well as verification of credit, this will enable participating Universities / training providers to access relevant information to assist you in developing your portfolio appropriately.
  • Data Protection Act 1998: The University / training provider to whom this application is made will process personal data contained in this form, and may process other personal data about you which the institution may obtain from you or other people. That information will be stored in hard copy and/or in computer databases, and will be used for internal University / training provider administrative and management purposes and other purposes registered with the Information Commissioner (http://www.ico.gov.uk) under the University’s / training provider’s name. Personal data will be retained for a period of time in accordance with the policy of the individual University / training provider. The University / training provider may, at any time, ask you, your referee or your employer to provide more information about your application (for example, proof of identity, status, qualifications or employment history). If we, the body to whom this application is made, do not receive this information by a set date, or the information is not satisfactory, we can cancel your application. For those students who are applying through an official contracted representative of the University / training provider, information relating to your application and subsequent enrolment may be shared with the relevant representative. Skillset Media Academies offer industry-focused and flexible professional development. As part of the ‘Build your own MA’ initiative, Skillset Sector Skills Council (Skillset) would like to include your name, address, contact details and information on any credits you receive in a central database which will be used only for administrative and management purposes relating to that initiative. The University / training provider would like to share this information with Skillset and, through them, other Universities / training providers participating in the Skillset ‘Build your own MA’ initiative. We, the body to whom this application is made, together with others participating in the Skillset ‘Build your own MA’ initiative, would contact Skillset to check previous course and other information. As well as verification of credit, this will enable participating Universities / training providers to access relevant information to assist you in developing your portfolio appropriately.
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